‘SNL’ got tons of praise for a sketch this weekend — but it’s almost identical to a Canadian comedy bit from January

"Saturday Night Live" aired a sketch this weekend that initially
received tons of praise.

Titled "Draw Muhammad," the bit was a riff on
"Pictionary" or "Win, Lose or Draw," in which contestants must
sketch a word or phrase.

In the "SNL" sketch, Bobby Moynihan's character receives
the "Trend Setters" category and is given the phrase, "The
Prophet Muhammad."

After two gunmen opened fire on an
anti-Muslim "Draw Muhammad" cartoon contest art show
in Texas last week, Moynihan's character is especially reluctant
to draw the controversial figure.

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NBC/"Saturday Night Live"

After Moynihan's character says "I can't
draw it," Reese Witherspoon, who hosted this weekend's show and
played Moynihan's wife, guesses the correct answer— "The Prophet Muhammad." The couple
walk away with a $1 million prize.

Salon wrote that the show "brilliantly
tackled the fear of drawing Muhammad." Comedian and former "SNL"
staffer Dean Obeidallah called the bit "a great comedy sketch that raises an
important issue about freedom for expression and the fear some
Americans have about drawing the Prophet
Mohammed."

But by Monday, the Internet was
quick to call out SNL's "Draw Muhammad"
sketch — a bit that originated on Canadian
comedy show, "This Hour Has 22
Minutes."

I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but I do believe the Canadian version of this sketch to be funnier. http://t.co/kAQzWPWrOr